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Meghan Markle’s Stunning Butterfly Earrings Are A Sweet Tribute To Princess Diana

The yellow gold studs came from the Princess's own collection.
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Meghan Markle is seen ahead of her visit with Prince Harry to the iconic Titanic Belfast during their trip to Northern Ireland on March 23, 2018 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.Getty/Charles McQuillan

Meghan Markle is one of the best-dressed royals, and the Duchess has an extensive jewellery collection passed down from her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. One of the most beautiful pieces to surface recently? Diana’s famous butterfly earrings. 

These delicate earrings, made of yellow gold with pavé diamonds and blue gems, were first spotted on Princess Diana during a visit to British Columbia in 1986. The late Princess wore them with a matching choker, a navy Catherine Walker suit, and a Graham Smith hat. 

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Colegio La Giralda during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia Visit on August 16, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia.
visiting Colegia La Giralda school in the Columbian capital of Bogotá (Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images)


While visiting Colegia La Giralda school in the Columbian capital of Bogotá the Duchesses’ sparkling lobes caught the attention of royal watchers and jewellery fans. The delicate sparkling earrings perfectly complement the Duchesses’ sleek and simple look: slim black pants and a white button-up, Chanel flats, and a ballet bun. But they were also a thoughtful tribute to the late Princess. 

Meghan Markle’s Jewellery Tribute To Princess Diana 

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) in Prince George, British Columbia, during a visit to Canada, May 1986. She is wearing a dress by Catherine Walker and a hat by Graham Smith.
(Credit: Lucy Levenson/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)

Princess Diana was a kindergarten teacher before marrying Prince Charles and assuming her royal duties. She had a deep fondness for children all her life—her memorial statue at Kensington Palace depicts her standing with three children. So, Markle’s decision to wear the butterfly earrings while on a royal visit to a school seems like an exceptionally sentimental tribute. 

It’s not the first time the Duchess has used these butterfly earrings to mark special moments in her life. During her royal tour of Australia in 2018, Markle was seen sporting the earrings frequently. The Duchess received the earrings as a gift from Prince Harry, and she wore them following the announcement that the couple would be expecting their first child. 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends a ceremony at Taronga Zoo on October 16, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
Markle wore Diana’s butterfly earrings on her first tour of Australia, shortly after her first pregnancy with Prince Harry was announced (Credit: Getty/Kristy Wigglesworth-Pool)

Meghan Markle’s Princess of Wales Jewellery Collection 

Like Princess Kate Middleton, Markle has been gifted several of Princess Diana’s jewellery pieces and heirlooms and has sported them throughout her time as a royal. Throughout her trip to Columbia, she wore the late Princess’s Cartier necklace. Over the years, she has also been seen wearing Diana’s diamond tennis bracelet and wore the Princess’s aquamarine ring on her own wedding day. The late Queen Elizabeth gifted Markle a pair of Diana’s pearl earrings when she and Markle attended their first public engagement together in 2018. And, of course, Prince Harry used two diamonds from his mother’s collection in his design for Markle’s engagement ring. The Duchess has even been seen carrying her late mother-in-law’s Lady Dior handbag, a purse named after the Princess of Wales.

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After completing a Bachelor of Arts at The University of Sydney (English Literature/Gender and Culture Studies), Ruby started her Australian media career as a media and marketing reporter for Mumbrella after a brief stint working in fashion marketing in New York. An ex-makeup artist, she quickly transitioned to beauty journalism and has held multiple in-house positions as a beauty editor. Ruby’s writing can be found across print and digital titles, including Dazed, GRAZIA, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Body and Soul, Refinery29, POPSUGAR, Marie Claire and ELLE. Now, she loves covering internet subcultures, TikTok trends, sex and relationships and fashion as much as she loves scouring shopping aisles for the best non-sticky lip gloss and tracking down the perfect pencil for a faux freckle.

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